Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford [etc.] Parker and Co. · leaf 65
54 THE NOKMAN PERIOD. The Bases are at first very simple, consisting merelyof a quarter-round molding; then of two quarter-rounds, or two and a chamfer; or else of a round, ora chamfer and a quarter-round: as the style advancedthey became more enriched, and the number of mem-bers more numerous: the… … Canterbury Cathedral. Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire. Attic base. They always follow the form of the shaftor pillar, and stand upon a square pedestal or plinth;the angles of this square plinth being frequently filledup with some ornament, called foot-ornaments, or baseornaments: these increase in…
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